'Silence! The Musical' set to close off-Broadway next month

"Silence! The Musical," a parody of "The Silence of the Lambs," will end its two-year run on the New York stage next month, its producers announced.

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The off-Broadway show will close July 7 at the Elektra Theatre after 529 regular performances and eight previews.

The musical's producer, Theater Mogul, said it is negotiating licensing deals for future productions to open during the 2013-14 season in major markets across the United States and around the world.

The show is based on Thomas Harris' 1988 novel "The Silence of the Lambs," a harrowing psychological drama about young FBI agent Clarice Sterling, who enlists the help of jailed, murderous, cannibal psychiatrist Hannibal Lecter in catching another serial killer.